Pair Large Rare Minton Secessionist No.2 Candlesticks

Description - ID#22836

Large Pair Minton Secessionist Art Nouveau candlesticks, decorated with stylised flowers and leaves. Purple, green and ochre glazes with dark green tube lined outlines. Printed maker's marks 'MINTONS LTD No.2', impressed 'MINTONS LS' pattern number '22' and date cipher for 1903.

Maker: Minton and Co. Ltd

English maker - The most famous producer of Victorian Majolica and Europes leading ceramic factory during the Victorian era. Read more...

Bottle kilns at the Minton factory. (Photo credit: themintonarchive.org.uk)

Period of Operation:

1793-1968

Period of Interest:

1848-1920

Other Names:

Mintons

Afterwards Called:

Became Mintons 1875 -1968. Bought by Royal Doulton in 1968.

Country:

England

Region:

The Potteries, Staffordshire

Town:

Stoke-on-Trent

Street:

London Road

People:

Herbert Minton, Leon Arnoux, Colin Minton Campbell. Celebrity artists Lessore, Kirkby, Comolera, Henk, …

Awards/Accolades:

Displays of Majolica at many international exhibitions earned Minton worldwide recognition and rewards. Exhibitions include: New York (1853), Paris (1855), London (1862), Paris (1867), London (1871), Vienna (1873), Philadelphia (1876), Paris (1878).

Typical Styles:

Renaissance-revival, Medieval, Classical, Rococco, Gothic, Naturalistic, Oriental (Japanese, Chinese), Egyptian.

Notes on Marks:

Usually impressed mark. Sometimes also date cypher, pattern number.

Design Rating:

1 - Unsurpassed in their creativity and design excellence.

Glaze Rating:

1 - In the top tier for technical quality of decoration and glazing.

Desirability Rating:

1 - One of the most desirable makers and highly sought after.

Output Rating:

1 - Comparitively high volume output, during our period of interest.

Price Rating:

1 - Command a higher price than the average maker.

Condition Summary

Good. Minimal damage, wear, manufacturing defects (kiln effects) and/or restoration, which does not detract from the piece.

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